Archive for August, 2006
BERLIN (Reuters) - Film studio Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp., on Thursday announced its first eight movie titles that it will publish on the new DVD format called Blu-ray and which will be on sale by November.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Film studio Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp. NWS.N, on Thursday announced its first eight movie titles that it will publish on the new DVD format called Blu-ray and which will be …
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Two hand-painted bicycles belonging to Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett will be among items from his estate coming up for auction…
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Not a lot has happened on the old coffin design front. Even though the occupants are dead you’d think by now that those buying them would have expressed an interest in something different. Something wacky to represent the once wacky person within. Would’ve thought …
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The stars of ITV children’s programme My Parents Are Aliens criticise the channel’s decision to cut kids’ TV.
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The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is to remake classic World War II film The Dam Busters.
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There are times when you really need a pint. There are also times when you really need a Wi-Fi connection. As paid up scribblers, us hacks often find a reason – no matter how tenuous – to combine the two. And, if management sees …
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Zimbabweans express anger at proposed legislation to monitor telephone calls and internet use.
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The mother of troubled singer Pete Doherty speaks to the BBC about her son’s battle with drugs.
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Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl says he will drink with two miners who listened to his band while trapped underground.
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Theatre director Trevor Nunn says the BBC’s How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria is demeaning to contestants.
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I’m hoping this is just one of those clerical errors, but judge for yourselves. Sony confirmed a few months back that the UK price of the of the PS3 would be about £425 for the 60GB version. OK, it hurts but suck it up. …
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Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney are leading contenders for this year’s Country Music Awards.
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Dave Grohl says he plans to make good on a promise to buy beers for two miners who listened to his band, the Foo Fighters, during their ordeal of being buried underground for two weeks…
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp. 6753.T said on Thursday it would globally offer six new liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs toward the year-end shopping season, stoking white-hot competition further in the $45 billion LCD TV market.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp. said on Thursday it would globally offer six new liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs towards the year-end shopping season, stoking white-hot competition further in the $45 billion (23.5 billion pounds) LCD TV market.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira hope for glory at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Thursday.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The October DVD release of “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” is expected to boost sales of I-play’s mobile games based on the street-racing feature franchise even though that sector is not meeting many …
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The October DVD release of “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” is expected to boost sales of I-play’s mobile games based on the street-racing feature franchise even though that sector is not …
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Corrie veteran Ralph Ineson has revealed his one regret about appearing in the soap - he wishes he’d landed the role of therapist Zak a year earlier…
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